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Topic: I give you $3,000 for Bonsai (Read 5218 times)

Heres' the rules. I give you $3,000 and you have to spend it in the next three months. You have to spend all $3,000 and it has to be on all Bonsai related things-Trees, Pots, Tools, Lessons, Education, Trips, Books, etc. Any money you don't spend will self destruct at the end of three months. What are some of the things you would spend it on?

yup, same for me. Japan!! my bonsai teacher took a couple of us from our study group on a private tour of several nurseries and a Bonsai museum his sempai runs. I couldn't afford to go. I have never been, and from what I hear, you can't fully appreciate Bonsai unless you go to the mother land. Good question.

For anyone that said Intensives, they are well under $3,000 and you should save your pennies and go for it! I will be going in next Spring, if anyone wants to split a motel room pm me to save some extra $. Good job signing up Adair, you won't regret it!

If I had an extra 3k, I'd take a trip to Japan as well and do the short term apprentice program with Mr. Tanaka and Peter Tea. I'd use any extra $ to buy pots.

I would get 2 or 3 really awesome yamadori pre-bonsai stock - California or Utah Junipers, most likely.

- bob

Utah hu? you don't hear people wanting these all that much. I only have one and it has really weepy foliage-however you can graft these. If I was looking to buy collected material with 3k i'd take a trip up to Portland and see Rany Knight.

As someone who has done the Bonsai Intensive series with Boon, I would strongly recommend an immersion program. Pick one, stick with it, and move forward. One point, the first session will be eyeopening, the really gains come from the sequential and repetitive task learning model.